Badge " AVIAKHIM of the USSR. Flight Ufa-Klin I/V 1925»

A rather rare and interesting token, which has become the object of numerous disputes and discussions on the Internet. Bronze, stamping. Size 28*33 mm. Published in the OBVERSE catalog No. 8 on page 299, No. 1465. The start of the great Soviet air flights from among those conducted in the USSR under the auspices of Aviakhim was given on May 1, 1925. On this day, the six owned by "Dobroletu " aircraft in order to test the reliability of these machines produced by the domestic aviation industry went on the 1221-kilometer route Ufa-Klin. Apparently, these were just massively received orders "Dobroleta "U-8 training aircraft"The Hunchback Horse." For its part, Aviakhim (or rather, the structures of the Society of Friends of the Air Fleet of the USSR that continued to exist) provided co-financing and propaganda support. Unfortunately, this flight is not reflected in the archive fund of Aviakhim itself, the reason for which, as we must assume, was the fact that this defense Society itself existed only on paper-purely as a resolution of the joint meeting of the Presidium of the Society of Friends of the Air Fleet of the USSR on March 13, 1925, waiting for its implementation. The Society of Friends of the Chemical Defense and Chemical Industry of the USSR, and, thus, all responsibility for the outcome of the event fell entirely on the shoulders of the true organizers – "Dobroleta" and the EFVF of the USSR. Nevertheless, the badge, after the fact minted from bronze for awarding the participants of this air expedition, contained the inscription on the obverse: «AVIAKHIM SSSR. DOBROLET". At the same time "AVIAKHIM OF the USSR" - it is in the upper part, above the image of a passenger airplane flying over the plant, which in turn symbolizes industrialization...". Despite the opinions of some forum participants in the fantasy character of the token, in our opinion it is original, made by an insignificant party. We will be glad to hear your comments on this issue.